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Answer for the clue "Roughhousing ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 21-, 26-, 33-, 40-, 43-, 47- and 56-Across ", 9 letters:
horseplay

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Word definitions for horseplay in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. rowdy or boisterous play

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Horseplay may refer to: Horseplay (2003 film) , an Australian film Horseplay (2014 film) , a Hong Kong action comedy film Horseplay (band) , an English folk music band Horseplay humor , an aspect of low comedy

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. rough or rowdy play that can often result in unintentional physical harm. vb. To engage in horseplay.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"rough, excessive play," 1580s, from horse (n.) with its associations of "strong, coarse" + play (n.). \n

Usage examples of horseplay.

Only in the privacy of the wardroom could middies release their natural tensions in horseplay.

Gym bags and oversize canvas duffels had been lined up in random clusters while the kids themselves milled around, engaged in various forms of horseplay.

There was something weird, something repugnant about the thought of those men sitting up to their necks in wooden tubs of skin-scummy bathwater, splashing and horseplaying like kids in a swimming hole.

And there was something repugnant about the thought of those men sitting up to their necks in wooden tubs of skin-scummy bathwater, splashing and horseplaying like kids in a swimming hole.